News

2014

October 2014

The Coastal Geo-Spatial Laboratory has now been established at the Texas A&M University-Galveston campus. The Lab is meant to facilitate interdisciplinary work on the marine and coastal environment, support the growing interest in spatial analysis, and spark future innovation in understanding coastal/marine problems. The Lab is open to anyone working on a project that involves the analysis of spatial (e.g. GIS) data. It will also support existing research initiatives, including the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores and the Institute for Sustainable Coastal Communities.

The Lab consists of four stand-alone work stations with Geographic Information Systems and other spatial analytical software, plus an area where small groups can work together. In addition, users of the facility can access a server hosting a warehouse of spatial data, both physical and socioeconomic, on the Texas coast.

For more information, or to use the Coastal Geo-Spatial Lab, please contact Wesley Highfield (highfiew@tamug.edu) or Sherry Parker (parkers@tamug.edu).

May 2014

Joshua Gunn joins Texas Sea Grant as new Extension Program Leader. He will also be working with the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores as a liason between Sea Grant and CTBS.

April 2014

Colonel Len Waterworth joins the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores as a Senior Research Associate.

2013

August 2013

Sequoia Riley, Jake Emmert, and Nick West become part of the CTBS team.

Bill Merrell, Bill Seitz and Tanveer Islam from the CTBS participated in the annual Texas Hurricane Conference organized by the Governor's Division of Emergency Management (DEM) held at the Galveston Island Convention Center from 8-10 May, 2007. A 90-minute workshop entitled "Galveston Future: Developing a Disaster Resilient Community" was presented by Dr. Merrell on behalf of the CTBS.